Resources


Members participating in this project may be able to use the following professional resources.

Erik Carter videos: Promoting Inclusion, Learning and Meaningful Relationships Using Peer Support Strategies
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Peer Buddy Programs for Successful Secondary School Inclusion by Carolyn Hughes and Erik W. Carter
Brookes Publishing

Erik Carter Handouts from May 2013 session
Erik Carter Powerpoint Slide Handouts from May 2013 session

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http://www.albertamentors.ca/

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http://albertamentoringpartnership.cirrusvps.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Framework-for-Building-Mentoring-Relationships-in-Schools.pdf
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The National Mentoring Partnership in the States also has lots of sample forms. Check out the link below and look under "Screening" and "The Mentee." http://www.mentoring.org/program_resources/elements_and_toolkits/tool_kit/operations/

CTS Courses to Support Mentoring
Alberta Education Career and Technology (CTS) Mentoring Courses

Resources from Edmonton Public Schools
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Picture3.pngSupporting Persons with Disabilities by Edmonton Public Schools Part 2
Picture1.pngSupporting Positive Behaviour by Edmonton Public Schools

Teen Mentoring Resources
These resources below are to be used in combination, each publication is available for downloading in PDF format below (see links under pictures) or can be ordered in print format alis.alberta.ca/publications (just make sure you type in the exact name of the resource you would like to order in the “Keyword or Phrase” field).
High School Teen Mentoring Handbook
High School Teen Mentoring Activity Book
High School Teen Mentoring Bin Resources

Assessing a Program
Thanks, Mike, for sharing Erik's checklists on assessing whether a peer mentoring arrangement was working.
MonitoringPeerSupportArrangements.pdf

Peer Mentoring Tools
Link to google doc forms - Kevin has generously shared numerous resources he has used with his Peer Mentoring Project.
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Peer Mentoring Forms
Erik Carter has some handy forms in his book (they are all in the pdf linked here). Forms are included for the following topics:
  • Teacher Interest form
  • Peer Buddy Teacher Recommendation
  • Peer Buddy Application
  • Peer Buddy Class Schedule
  • Peer Buddy Sign in Sheet
  • Peer Buddy Observation Checklist
  • Peer Buddy Observation Schedule
  • Social Skills Instruction Checklist
  • Peer Buddy Checklist
  • Student Questionnaire
  • Peer Buddy Questionnaire

Lunch Buddies
This article demonstrates how a limited program (twice per week, 30 minutes each time) can benefit children as well as one that emphasizes relationship as the key quality in a peer mentoring program. Lunch Buddy Research.
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How to Become a Socially Inclusive School
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-to-become-a-socially-inclusive-school-maurice-elias
This article offers 8 suggestions on how to be a socially inclusive school. They also provide 5 challenges to consider. This article is definitely worth checking out.

Safe and Caring Schools
This is a link to a Peer Mentoring resource created by Safe and Caring schools. It is called "Peer Mentoring: A Guide for Teachers". Below is an image of the table of contents:
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